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Text Chapter 843 Diversion of trouble to the south (Part 2)

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    When the four arrived at the headquarters, Jinnah was already waiting at the door.  Compared with a few years ago, the respected father of the Muslim League looks much older, with gray hair and glasses. It seems that he is caused by long-term work fatigue.  "Mr. Jinnah, thank you for your hard work." Zhang Zhidan stepped forward to hold hands and introduce Fei Wenhua and Wu Huanxian to him.

    ¡°Thank you Allah for bringing you here.¡± Jinnah shook hands with the three of them, then took everyone to the quiet room on the second floor, and asked the waiter to bring milk tea and breakfast.  Ayub also took the opportunity to take out the list of assistance brought by Zhang Zhidan. After reading it, his face showed surprise, and a trace of relief flashed in his eyes.

    Zhang Zhidan knew the meaning of Jinnah's eyes. After all, the Muslim League was not an iron plate. There were many factions and tribes within it. Just kneading them together was a huge project. In addition, the British did not give up resistance after Japan advanced southward, and the fierce battles between Bangladesh and Burma also  It goes on and on.  Therefore, India has been very chaotic internally this year, but because it is not a main battlefield, it has not attracted the attention of the outside world.  "Mr. Jinnah, can you briefly introduce the situation?" Fei Wenhua has received the appointment as commander of the Bangladesh Division. He thinks that he will soon go to Bangladesh to form a resistance army, and he very much hopes to learn more about the current war situation in India.

    Jinnah had no reservations and introduced it eloquently.

    India is now very, very chaotic. The entry of Japanese Marines into Bengal and Calcutta has caused panic. After the Battle of Ahvaz, the British government immediately transferred Lieutenant General Quinan, the former commander of the Arab Army in Iraq, and the Governor-General of India and the British-Indian Army.  The commander-in-chief, the Marquess of Linlithgow, tried to drive away the Japanese troops.  Although Nehru once called on Indians not to serve the colonists, the profound colonial foundation and manpower advantages still allowed the British to quickly form twelve British-Indian divisions.  Five of the divisions have been deployed to the Middle East, Egypt and the mainland, and five of the remaining seven are cooperating with three Australian armored battalions to attack Calcutta, Bangladesh and Burma.  Since the main direction of the Japanese army was the Philippines some time ago, the Marine Corps entering India could only defend the city.  Cunningham also took the opportunity to mobilize more than a dozen destroyers and submarines from the Mediterranean Fleet to harass the Bay of Bengal and the coast of Myanmar. He also arranged for a hundred of the H-6 bombers sold by China and the Hurricane fighter jets transferred from the mainland to fight against the Japanese in Mumbai and other places.  .

    In the short term, Britain has stabilized its front, but as the Japanese army takes control of the Philippines.  The puppet armies in East India and Siam have been formed, and many warships have begun to cruise near Ceylon. At least three army groups and several marine garrison groups have been transferred from the mainland and Malaya to Burma and Andaman.  , a new round of Myanmar-Bangladesh offensive is approaching.

    Although the current number of Japanese troops and supplies are not enough to penetrate deeply, all walks of life in India are not optimistic that the British can regain the lost ground, because the British Indian Division has poor quality of soldiers and equipment, and has almost never won a battle since the war began, so now  There are already rumors that the British government is considering inviting China to send troops to Burma and Bangladesh. Even the US government wants to get involved and consider selling weapons to the British and Indian troops to fight the Japanese army.

    The domestic situation is also very chaotic.  Nehru was bent on colluding with the Soviet Union and had previously used the Afghan channel to obtain a large amount of Soviet weapons and equipment.  However, after the Afghan channel was cut off and news of the war in Central Asia came, he put on the pretense of breaking up with the Soviet Union and invited Jinnah and Chandra to hold talks in the hope of reaching reconciliation.  However, the views of the three parties are too different. Nehru insisted on maintaining a greater India, while Jinnah was determined to allow the Muslim League to establish an independent country. As for Chandra, he was simply a pawn placed by the National Defense Forces in India. In addition, he had no control over Nehru and the country.  The hatred of the major parties.  So the tripartite negotiations quickly broke down.  After the negotiations broke down, Nehru realized that the status of the Congress Party had been challenged, so he immediately reached a secret cooperation agreement with the Indian Communist Party and colluded with the Japanese army to purchase a large amount of weapons and equipment.  Finally, he deliberately pretended to be cooperative to please the Marquess of Linlithgow and Quinan, and persuaded them to declare the Muslim League and the Indian Democratic Party to be illegal organizations, thereby constantly putting pressure on Jinnah and Chandra in an attempt to break up the two factions.

    After listening to Jinnah¡¯s introduction, Fei Wenhua scratched his eyebrows. He did not expect that he was about to face such a complicated situation.  Not only are the three parties in opposition, Japan, Britain, the Indian Communist Party and the Soviet Union are simply a mess!  In the end, even the United States showed its intention to get involved, which made him a little worried about whether he could grasp the situation well.

    To know.  Although several of their Asia League divisions have been formed, the country is not ready to intervene in Southeast Asia and India immediately. The goal in the past two years is still to deal with the Soviet Union first, so they deliberately took advantage of the United States' support to the Philippines to strengthen the Asia League little by little.  , holding back the Japanese troops marching south.  According to the vision of the General Staff, it is to use the United States to support the Philippines, develop its own Asian Alliance, hold back as many Japanese troops as possible, plunge Japan into the quagmire of Southeast Asia, greatly consume the effective strength of the Japanese army, and at the same time buy time for the main force to turn around.  Therefore, these seed troops are mainly based on the local area and disguise themselves as resistance armies.  Of course, the country will also provide necessary support, but at least for a period of time, it will not recognize the existence of the Asian Alliance and support for the resistance.??

    The operation of the Asian League has just begun, and it is not the most important thing at the moment, so Zhang Zhidan turned the topic back to the Soviet army in Afghanistan: "Mr. Jinnah, we have received reliable information, and the Soviet army in Herat is about to break out and rendezvous.  Nehru, in order to ensure your safety, the president asked me to bring weapons and equipment to support you, and sent Brigadier Wu to protect your flanks."

    After the Central Asian War, Sun Chuanfang secretly visited Peshawar to discuss with Jinnah the matter of driving the Soviet troops to India, and hoped that the Muslim League would open channels to facilitate the transit of Soviet troops.  But seeing that the plan was about to start, Ayub was still very worried: "Special Envoy Zhang, the Soviets have 200,000 troops in Afghanistan. We only have 5 divisions, and 2 of them have already gone to Lake Sabiri to cooperate with you in stationing Mashhad.  .Even if Brigadier Wu brings a brigade, what should we do if the Soviet troops stay in our area and refuse to leave?"

    "Compared with Ayub's focus on military affairs, Jinnah was more worried that the entry of Soviet troops would strengthen Nehru's strength.  He is very passionate. Although the Soviet army was beaten by the National Defense Forces in a panic, facing second-rate troops such as the British Indian Division and the Muslim League, if they really wanted to attack, it would be useless to have several times more people.  Moreover, the Soviet Army in Afghanistan has been fighting for several years. It is an absolute veteran force, and its combat effectiveness is only better than that of the previous Kazakh Front Army!  Therefore, he was afraid that Nehru would immediately attack the Muslim League after the Soviet troops entered.

    Zhang Zhidan knew what he was worried about and pointed at Fei Wenhua with a smile: "Mr. Jinnah, Colonel Fei Wenhua is going to work in Bangladesh soon, where he will form troops to hold off Japan and Nehru. As for you,  Brigadier Wu will be stationed here temporarily for a while, and the president asked me to assure you. Before the end of the war, we will deploy at least three infantry divisions in Kandahar, Urgon and Kabul to ensure that we can support you at any time! The president also promised to support you  You have a fighter group, help you train pilots, and again deliver to you equipment for a total of five infantry divisions before the end of the year.¡±

    There are tanks in the front, fighter jets in the back, and there will be equipment for five infantry divisions before the end of the year!  Coupled with the protection of three infantry divisions, Wu Huanxian's Plateau Brigade stationed in Peshawar, and finally Fei Wenhua's containment in Bangladesh, Ayub was a little tempted.

    But Jinnah was still a little worried and moved his lips as if he wanted to say something. Upon seeing this, Zhang Zhidan immediately interrupted: "Mr. Jinnah, I know you are worried. But I hope you will think about it seriously. If you want to re-establish order, you must  Break the old order first! Nehru and the Congress Party are deeply rooted and have great influence. Unless they disappear, the British will never ask you to cooperate. Therefore, only if the British see Nehru¡¯s true face will they be anxious  ! Your strength will be needed to maintain the security of the Indian continent! And you can also use this need to serve the founding of the nation."

    Jinnah remained silent and thought for ten minutes before nodding: "Mr. Special Envoy, what should we do now?"

    Zhang Zhidan felt relieved and looked at Wu Huanxian with a smile: "Sir, you really asked the wrong question. I have been out of the army for twenty years, and now I am probably not as good as the soldiers around Commander Ayub."

    The funny words made several people laugh.  Wu Huanxian also took the opportunity to spread the map on the table: "Sir, you see, the Soviet army must go through Kandahar and Quetta to break out. We will intercept it in Kandahar and notify the British army in Quetta. What we have to do now is to attack the enemy as soon as possible."  The people near Suleiman Mountain were evacuated, and some of them were ambushed and eaten, and then.¡±

    "Brigadier!"

    The words are not finished yet.  Jinnah's personal bodyguard hurried in with a staff officer.  When the staff officer saw Wu Huanxian, he immediately whispered in his ear. When he finished speaking, Wu Huanxian stood up immediately: "Mr. Jinnah, Commander Ayub, let's discuss it on the road. The Soviet army has broken through to Kandahar!".

    In Quetta City, Colonel Jamich, commander of the 8th British Indian Division, walked leisurely to the window with coffee in his hand.  The sky outside the window was cloudy, and the cold wind on the plateau condensed countless water droplets into tiny ice crystals and then splashed them down, hitting the glass with a crackling sound.  "What a terrible weather. Marion, you slob, my fireplace is going out!"

    For a British aristocratic officer with a good family background, winter without a fireplace was unbearable, so Jamich called the guards to add more firewood before slowly picking up the newspaper.  It was not that he was tired, but that there was really nothing in Quetta that required a colonel and division commander to deal with. The 8th British Indian Division was just showing up here to prevent a small group of Soviet troops from crossing the border and to deter the Muslim League guerrillas.

    The problem is that the Muslim League guerrillas will not come to attack the regular army, and the Chinese-Arab coalition forces in Kandahar outside the border will not attack India. Except for the Chinese reconnaissance planes that fly around every now and then, there is nothing to do at all.  Do.  But as a British officer, he was still very concerned about the war in Europe, so when he read the news that the Royal Navy finally forced the German battleship Graf Spee to sink, he couldn't help but slap the table hard.

    But just as he was about to turn the page,Suddenly there was the sound of an airplane engine outside.  "It's that damn guy flying in this damn weather! Is the property of the British Empire just a hero's toy?" Jamich was very angry when he heard the sound of the plane. He thought it was a fighter squadron stationed in Quetta, but  After going out, I discovered that a National Defense Force Y-7 was circling at low altitude overhead.

    "Are these guys crazy? Are you still flying in this weather?" When they heard the sound, the officers came out one after another.  Everyone knows this China's latest light liaison/transport aircraft. What surprises many people is that it dares to fly in such weather.  You must know that small ice flakes can damage the engine at any time, and may also condense on the surface of the aircraft body. In the event of an accident, it may result in an forced landing or even a crash!

    Before the officers could figure out the purpose of the aircraft circling, the Y7 had already spotted the road not far away and pounced down.

    "Come here, bring the car! Damn it, are they going to invade India?" Jamich shouted and immediately asked people to drive to pursue him. The officers were also in a panic.  By the time Jamich and his party arrived at the highway, Yunqi had stopped, and three heavily armed paratroopers, protecting the lifeless Chinese captain, ran over and saluted.

    "Sir! I am the liaison officer of the Chinese National Defense Forces in Afghanistan. I need to see the top commander here immediately." The second lieutenant was very polite and fluent in English, which reassured Jamich.  He straightened his waist vigorously and adjusted his hat before returning the greeting: "I am the highest officer here, British Army Colonel Alfred Jamich. May I ask why you want to land here?"

    "Sir Jamich, I am here to inform you on the orders of the theater command. The Soviet troops in Herat broke out from our encirclement last night and are moving here quickly! Please rest assured that we are already here.  Kandahar has set up positions to stop them, but I hope you will also prepare your troops as soon as possible to prevent them from charging over."

    "Very good, thank you for waiting!" Jamich didn't react at first, but after thinking about it, his eyes suddenly widened: "What did you say? The Soviets escaped from your encirclement and came here!"

    "Yes, about 150,000 people escaped." The second lieutenant laughed secretly in his heart, but put on a look of worry for Jamich: "They have gone crazy, so please be careful! Sir, we can't stay long.  , we must go back immediately to participate in the blocking battle." After saying this, the second lieutenant immediately turned around and returned to Kandahar, regardless of how exciting Jamiki's face was.

    Looking at Yun Qi soaring into the sky over a short distance, Jamic felt dizzy.

    150,000 Soviet troops are rushing towards Quezon!

    Is today April Fool¡¯s Day?  ¡­(To be continued¡­)
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